# Make \`howto\` a synonym for the #how-to tag

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**Created:** [April 21, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-howto-a-synonym-for-the-how-to-tag/263185 "2023-04-21T14:31:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-howto-a-synonym-for-the-how-to-tag/263185/4 "2023-05-12T11:06:34Z")

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~~I make a bold claim 😉 #howto isn’t a synonym for #how-to. It is a tag itself.~~

I was totally wrong, I reckon. I tried at my forum and search doesn’t recoqnize synonyms (…anymore; I’m quite sure that wasn’t situation earlier)

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